pdfjam

A shell-script interface to the "pdfpages" LaTeX package.

Runs as pdfjam|macOS, Linux|github.com

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 9 fields

Run pdfjam on one or more PDF files to produce a single output file: n-up layout, scaling, orientation and paper size. Page selections and other pdfpages keys are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui pdfjam

Combine or impose PDF pagesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Input PDF files*

file

Output file*

any

Pages per sheet (n-up)*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

N-up layout

filesoutfilenup

Concatenate PDFs

filesoutfile

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Input PDF files

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Output file

path

--outfile-o

Pages per sheet (n-up)

For example 2x1 or 2x2.
string

--nup2x12x2

Scale

For example 0.7 scales pages to 70%.
number

--scale

Paper size

string

--papera4paperletterpaper

Landscape

boolean

--landscape

Frame around each page

enum

--frametruefalse

Output suffix

Used when the output is a directory.
string

--suffix

Quiet

boolean

--quiet-q

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: pdfjam [OPTIONS] [--] [FILE1 [SEL1]] [FILE2 [SEL2]]... --outfile PATH (or -o PATH) --suffix STRING --landscape --no-landscape --paper PAPERSPEC (or simply --PAPERSPEC) --quiet (or -q) --nup 2x1 (for 2-up side-by-side imposition) --scale 0.7 (to scale all input pages to 70% size) --offset '1cm 0.5cm…

helppdfjam --help

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed pdfjam against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.